Taron Avia

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|IATA=H7

|ICAO=TRV

|callsign=TARON AVIA

|destinations=5

|fleet_size=3

|focus_cities={{nowrap|Zvartnots International Airport}}

|founded=2007

|commenced=2017

|ceased=2019

|headquarters=Yerevan, Armenia

|hubs=Shirak International Airport

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|website= [http://taron-avia.am/ taron-avia.am]

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Taron-Avia was an Armenian airline headquartered in Yerevan. The airline ceased all operations in 2019.

History

The airline was founded in 2007{{cite news|title=Taron Avia History|url=http://taron-avia.am/?page_id=18693&lang=en|publisher=taron-avia.am|language=russian|accessdate=21 September 2017}} and originally had four Boeing 737-500 aircraft.{{cite news|title=Taron Avia Fleet|url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Taron%20Avia.htm|publisher=airfleets.net|accessdate=21 September 2017}}

The company had temporarily ceased operations in 2018 however it had since resumed operations.{{cite web | url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/979577/ | title=Three Armenian airlines to operate more flights to Russia and Georgia }}

Taron-Avia operated regular and charter flights from Shirak International Airport and Zvartnots International Airport.{{cite news|title=«Тарон-Авиа» будет выполнять рейсы из гюмрийского аэропорта с апреля 2017 года|url=http://panarmenian.net/m/rus/news/235700|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=panarmenian.net|publisher=PanARMENIAN.Net|date=23 March 2017}} As of June 2019, Taron Avia had focused its efforts on the transfer of Georgian citizens to and from Russia via Armenia, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order on suspending Russian flights to Georgia.

In November 2019, the Armenian aviation authorities revoked the airlines operational license forcing them to suspend all operations after inspections turned out insufficient outcomes.[https://armenpress.am/eng/news/994348.html armenpress.am - Aviation regulator revokes Taron-Avia’s operating license] 6 November 2019

Fleet

File:Taron-Avia,_EK73797,_Boeing_737-505_(37679871001)_(2).jpg]]

The Taron Avia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) |journal=Airliner World |date=October 2019 |page=4}}

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rowspan="2" \|Aircraft !rowspan="2" \|In Service !rowspan="2" \|Orders !colspan="3" \|Passengers !rowspan="2" \|Notes
J !Y !Total
Boeing 737-500 \|3 \|— \|— \|— \|— \|

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|+ Taron Avia Fleet

rowspan="2" |Aircraft

!rowspan="2" |In Service

!rowspan="2" |Orders

!colspan="3" |Passengers

!rowspan="2" |Notes

!Total

Boeing 737-500

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